LERU (The League of European Research Universities)
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of 23 universities across 12 counties that are committed to:
- Encouraging education through an awareness of the frontiers of human understanding
- Fostering the creation of new knowledge through basic research as the ultimate source of innovation in society
- Promoting research across a broad front, which creates a unique capacity to respond to new opportunities and problems
LERU attaches considerable importance to a number of strategic issues. One of those is concerned with Gender for which it has established a Thematic Group. Members of this group (including representation by TCGEL, Trinity College) contribute their expertise on specific topics related to their remit. They operate on an activity-driven, self-organising and voluntary basis.
For further information:
https://www.leru.org/leru-groups/gender
http://www.leru.org/files/publications/LERU_Paper_Women_universities_and_research.pdf
http://www.leru.org/files/publications/LERU_AP18_Gendered_research_and_innovation_final.pdf
http://www.leru.org/files/publications/LERU_AP3_2010_Ranking.pdf